Biggest local offenders cited on gambling violations

9:36 AM,
Dec. 22, 2013

J.D. Henderson's Sport Lounge is at 204 S. Columbus St.

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Across Ohio, thousands of businesses have been cited for giving alcohol to underage drinkers, promoting gambling and facilitating food stamp fraud over the past five years, but locally the biggest offenders were cited for gambling violations.

Liquor agents have cited Ohio businesses more than 3,200 times for selling beer to underage drinkers over the past five years. Providing beer to a person younger than 21 is the most common violation cited, according to Ohio Investigative Unit records compiled by CentralOhio.com.

Citations for providing liquor to underage drinkers were much less ...